One of Our Bombs is Missing

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<TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="653" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FF3380" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FF6699" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 61 WIDTH="639"><bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="story_38____one_of_our_bombs_is_missing__1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >Story 38: "One of Our Bombs is Missing" </FONT></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 79 WIDTH="211"><div> Written by:</div> <div> Barry Orringer </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="211"><bR> <div> Directed by:</div> <div> Earl Bellamy </div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="211"><div> First Airdate:</div> <div> 16 Nov. 1966 </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 155 WIDTH="639"><bR> <div> Guest stars</div> <bR> <div> Dewey Martin (as Father Bellini), David Mauro (as Angelo), David Bond (as Antonio), Ernest Saracino (as Garibaldi), Richard Bull (as Newsman), Walter Woolf King (as Perkins), Maria Barto (as Maria), Charles La Torre (as Magistrate), Judy Pace (as Lisa), Diana Strom (as Adriana), Richard Simmons (as General Bennett)</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="641" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#990080" BORDERCOLORDARK="#9900CC" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 723 WIDTH="308"><bR> <div> Plot:</div> <bR> <div> Kelly and Scott are assigned to retrieve a rather special object from a government airplane which had crashed near a small Italian village made home by a group of people who believe in the practice of communism.</div> <div> Unknown to Scott and Kelly, the village people divvied up the plane and its contents amongst themselves.</div> <div> Unknown to the villagers, an atom bomb significantly more powerful than the one used in Hiroshima was one of the contents.</div> <div> Scott and Kelly have one priority order: Get the bomb back without having to say to anyone that it is a bomb. By announcing the plane's content, the US would become a laughing stock.</div> <div> The appropriator of the bomb is willing to give it back to them, but with one condition: Kelly must marry his daughter!</div> <div> Meanwhile, some of the town's more vocal inhabitants had seen the device before it was appropriated, and are scheming to acquire it in order to start World War III (and making the US look like the instigator since they would appear to have destroyed a tiny civilian village.)</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="723" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="0" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="723" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="0" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> Clip:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="05b00c00.png" border=0 width="256" height="192" ALT="Paint Shop Pro Image" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1261 WIDTH="308"><bR> <div> R. B. Mitsch's most memorable</div> <div> scene and/or quote: </div> <div> Kelly: "One last little thing we'll check out before we fail ourselves (on phone) 'Hello my dear this is me in 237, Yes. Now listen, I want you to hold all calls for Robinson and Scott, that's right... and especially ones from Washington. And if the President calls tell him that you don't speak English and that we defected. That's right. Okay.'".</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1261" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="0" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1261" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="0" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="308"><bR> <div> R. B. Mitsch's review and rating:</div> <div> Review: A not-so-great episode for season 2. I have to disagree with my partner on this one- this story IS like a Get Smart episode. There's a scene at the end of act III where Culp seems to be imitating Don Adams for a few of his lines! The main problem here lies in poor plotting and offset tone. Right from the start you can tell the guys were having fun and that this was meant as a light hearted endeavor, and there ARE some amusing moments. However, there's a delicate balance that one must achieve to make humor work with an atomic bomb situation (A la Dr. Strangelove) and this episode does not achieve it. The opening scene feels like a teaser to a Roger Moore Bond film (look for Robert Culp's overly-enthusiastic dancing shadow on the wall behind Cosby and his date.) and the plot itself reeks of I Spy meets Thunderball (which is very possible considering the film's success at the time). Culp and Cos provide the only foundation of seriousness in the whole plot while they question and question various people, joke around and then get serious again. The location work is virtually nonexistent with a few shots of Culp and Cos walking around Italian fields looking for the missing A-bomb plane. The pacing is sluggish and even when things start to get going in Act III, the episode still feels... slow! A couple act breaks feel a little off - Act II would have been much more effective if it had ended with the discovery that the bomb was set to go off rather than Cos telling Culp he has to marry the girl. (Speaking of which what happened to this plotline? It was set-up and then quickly fizzled as the writer seemed to remember it would be more important to have the team actually find and defuse the bomb.) The Best scenes are in late act III and act IV but it's still not great. The 3rd act twist of the ex-mayor's comrade turning on the guys feels forced and contrived and the final 'defusing' scene which has some nice moments is a little deflated with the Priest's tangent speech. Overall, this is all a rather uneven, slapdash episode that feels like it was thrown together. Passable - but only just. </div> <div> Rating: 4/10</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 666 WIDTH="308"><bR> <div> D. P. Cole's most memorable</div> <div> scene and/or quote: </div> <div> Scotty: (trying to disarm a bomb as he volunteered given his experience) "if I'm not clipping the right one, we're go up." </div> <div> [Bomb starts a ticking noise.] </div> <div> Kelly: "When it makes that sound, it's ready to go off." </div> <div> Scotty: "...Which means the brown one, if they're still using the Manheim system, then it's the red one. Or it could be the yellow one or the black one or the white one..." </div> <div> Kelly: "Okay, listen. The only thing you can, man, do is pick one... and pull it off." </div> <div> Scotty: "I can't do that." </div> <div> Kelly: "If you don't, it's going to blow up anyway." </div> <div> Scotty: (wide-eyed, sarcastic tone) "All right then you pick one." </div> <div> Kelly: "That's your job man, you go ahead." </div> <div> [ticking] </div> <div> Priest locked in room with them: "Wait, there is a better way." </div> <div> Kelly: "Now if you gotta a better way you better say it quick."... </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="666" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="0" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="666" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="0" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="308"><bR> <div> D. P. Cole's review and rating: </div> <div> Despite the title, which makes most of us think of "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." or "Get Smart" when reading it, this story is actually quite good. Never judge a story by its title. But anyone who enjoys Wonder Woman must already appreciate this "Don't read the title" philosophy! </div> <div> The story starts with a serious intent, of course. How do you make the fact that a plane-crash containing a nuclear device which could be appropriated by anyone into a joke? Well, if this were "Get Smart" of "To Florence With Love"... oops, haven't got that far yet. </div> <div> Once the guys are unleashed into the countryside, the usual I Spy banter begins. This makes for a fun romp until about halfway through. This is when the bomb is discovered. From here on, the episode is filled with tension and suspense. </div> <div> The scene just before the end of Act IV is one of the most philosophical moments in the series. </div> <div> And the epilogue has a noteworthy twist of fate, leaving Scott and Kelly perplexed as they just saved the entire world! ..... </div> <div> Rating: 7.5/10</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>   <script language="Javascript"> // do not make any changes to anything past this point or tracking script will not work var data; document.cookie='__support_check=1'; if (location.host) { var domain_name = '&d=' + location.host; } else { var domain_name = '&d=unknown'; } if (document.referrer) { var referrer_website = '&r=' + document.referrer; } else { var referrer_website = '&r=unknown'; } if (navigator.appName) { var browser_name = '&b=' + escape(navigator.appName); } else { var browser_name = '&b=unknown'; } if (navigator.userAgent) { var full_browser_info = '&fbi=' + escape(navigator.userAgent); } else { var full_browser_info = '&fbi=unknown'; } if (navigator.appVersion) { var app_version = '&aV=' + escape(navigator.appVersion); } else { var app_version = '&aV=unknown'; } if (navigator.javaEnabled()) { var java_enabled = '&jE=' + navigator.javaEnabled(); } else { var java_enabled = '&jE=unknown'; } if (screen.width) { var screen_width = '&sw=' + screen.width; } else { var screen_width = '&sw=unknown'; } if (screen.height) { var screen_height = '&sh=' + screen.height; } else { var screen_height = '&sh=unknown'; } if (screen.colorDepth) { var color_depth = '&cd=' + screen.colorDepth; } else { var color_depth = '&cd=unknown'; } data = 'a=track' + domain_name + referrer_website + browser_name + full_browser_info + app_version; data = data + java_enabled + screen_width + screen_height + color_depth; document.write('<img border=0 hspace=0 vspace=0 src="http://stats.directnic.com/tracker.php?' + data + '">'); </script> <noscript> <img border=0 hspace=0 vspace=0 src="http://stats.directnic.com/tracker.php?a=noscript"> </noscript>   </div> </td> </tr></table> <CENTER> <script type='text/javascript'></script><noscript><a href='http://dn-ads.directnic.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=ae8331e9&cb=20091202b' target='_blank'><img src='http://dn-ads.directnic.com/www/delivery/avw.php?campaignid=1&cb=20091202b&n=ae8331e9' border='0' alt='' /></a></noscript> </CENTER>  <script language="Javascript"> // do not make any changes to anything past this point or tracking script will not work var data; document.cookie='__support_check=1'; if (location.host) { var domain_name = '&d=' + location.host; } else { var domain_name = '&d=unknown'; } if (document.referrer) { var referrer_website = '&r=' + document.referrer; } else { var referrer_website = '&r=unknown'; } if (navigator.appName) { var browser_name = '&b=' + escape(navigator.appName); } else { var browser_name = '&b=unknown'; } if (navigator.userAgent) { var full_browser_info = '&fbi=' + escape(navigator.userAgent); } else { var full_browser_info = '&fbi=unknown'; } if (navigator.appVersion) { var app_version = '&aV=' + escape(navigator.appVersion); } else { var app_version = '&aV=unknown'; } if (navigator.javaEnabled()) { var java_enabled = '&jE=' + navigator.javaEnabled(); } else { var java_enabled = '&jE=unknown'; } if (screen.width) { var screen_width = '&sw=' + screen.width; } else { var screen_width = '&sw=unknown'; } if (screen.height) { var screen_height = '&sh=' + screen.height; } else { var screen_height = '&sh=unknown'; } if (screen.colorDepth) { var color_depth = '&cd=' + screen.colorDepth; } else { var color_depth = '&cd=unknown'; } data = 'a=track' + domain_name + referrer_website + browser_name + full_browser_info + app_version; data = data + java_enabled + screen_width + screen_height + color_depth; document.write('<img border=0 hspace=0 vspace=0 src="http://stats.directnic.com/tracker.php?' + data + '">'); </script> <noscript> <img border=0 hspace=0 vspace=0 src="http://stats.directnic.com/tracker.php?a=noscript"> </noscript> </body>